INXS is already in the hall of fame in my heart.

Photo via the official INXS Facebook page

One of my bigger regrets is skipping the INXS show at Rosemont Horizon I had a ticket to in the very early '90s. I was supposed to go with a friends and a girl I had been dating, but by the time the show rolled around I was off at college and already dating someone else and didn't want to make things awkward by returning home for the show. Of course now I know that was a huge mistake and I should've just kept the ticket and dealt with the awkwardness. I never did get to see them play live.

Anyhoo, I see INXS has made it onto the list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees this year, so this story popped back in my head, and I wish the band all the luck in the world since they certainly more than deserve their place in that particular pantheon. I mean, even if the below song was the only thing they'd ever written, it would've secured their spot. But INXS literally has dozens of classics. I kinda hope this nomination means a younger generation might delve deeper than the mega-hits and final headlines to discover what an amazing and unique group of musicians INXS was in that first decade and a half they were around.